'Meatballs' will reign during outdoor movie showing

Published 5:36 pm, Thursday, July 24, 2014

This weekend, enter a world where tacos behave like crocodiles, shrimpanzees fly from vine to vine and other related "foodimals" give inventor Flint Lockwood and his crew more than enough to handle as he works to undo what his invention has wraught -- creatures that combine food and animals.

Sony Pictures' "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2," will be the featured flick in this weekend's outdoor movie series at Shady Beach in Norwalk. The screening is set for Saturday, July 26.

The movie, which was released in 2013, is based on work by Kent children's book author Judi Barrett.

The series is sponsored by Karate Universe, in Norwalk, which also will be putting on a demonstration prior to the movie. It is part of an overall film series presented by Norwalk's Recreation and Parks Department.

If you are looking for more outdoor opportunities, there also is a Movies in the Park series at Mill River Park in Stamford and Park City Movie Nights in Bridgeport returns for a second year to Baldwin Plaza. Grab a blanket or chair on your way out and enjoy some family fare.